Physical Therapy

FYZICAL Pediatric of Cordele offers comprehensive Pediatric Physical Therapy as well as:

What is Physical Therapy?

Physical Therapy is a specialty area of healthcare that focuses on limitations in functional mobility. Physical Therapy can be beneficial for people across all lifestages, all activity levels, and all general health conditions.

Physical Therapy includes the evaluation, assessment and treatment of individuals who may be experiencing limitations in their mobility due to injury, illness, impairments, surgeries, etc. It is also for those who may be wanting to prevent injury, such as athletes, or those looking to maintain healthy muscle and bone function throughout life.

For example, a toddler who isn't reaching regular developmental milestones, an athlete who just injured themselves, or your child needs to make progress in motor skill development, can all benefit from physical therapy.

Our Pediatric Physical Therapy Services are:

Orthopedic Rehab
Gross Motor Skills
Sports Injuries
Brain, nerve and spine disorders
Genetic Disorders
Weakness and imbalances
Developmental Delays
Sprains, strains, fractures
Cancer
Chronic Pain
Scoliosis

We specialize in treating:

Neurological & Movement Disorders: conditions that arise in the brain from either brain injury, medication, autoimmune disease, infection or genetic disease which causes a child to move too much or too little. They often result in a repetitive extra movement or sound, involve a shaking tremor, stiffened posture of the muscles, or difficulties with balance and coordination. Common conditions include:

Ataxia
Dystonia
Myoclonus
Restless Leg Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome and Tics
Tremor

Pediatric Developmental Disorders/Disabilities (PDD): consist of a group of conditions due to an impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas. About one in six children in the U.S. have one or more developmental disabilities or other developmental delays. Common conditions include:

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Cerebral Palsy
Developmental Delays
Genetic conditions (Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Williams Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disroders)
Hearing loss
Intellectual Disabilities
Language and Speech Disorders
Learning disorders
Muscular Dystrophy
Tourette Syndrome
Vision impairments

Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal Conditions: consist of problems with children's bones, muscles, and joints. Common conditions include:

Back Pain
Congenital Limb Differences/Limb Length Inequality
Foot Deformities (club foot)
Fracture and Trauma
Generalized impaired strength, motor control, flexibility, endurance, joint motion, and posture
Hip Dysplasia
In-toeing
Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
Ligament Injuries (ACL, MCL, etc)
Meniscus Tears
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Out-Toeing
Scoliosis & Spine Disorders
Shoulder Instability
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
Sports-Related Injruies
Stress Fractures
Tendonitis
Torticollis
Special interests also include: wheelchair/seating and mobility

Neuromuscular Disorders: conditions that affect the nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord and nerves. Common conditions include:

Cerebral Palsy
Chiari Malformations
Congenital anomalies of the brain and spinal cord
Craniofacial anomalies
Hydrocephalus
Muscular Dystrophy
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)
Spina Bifida/Myelomeningocele
Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis
Tumors of the brain and spinal cord
Special interests also include: concussion, headache/migraine, metabolic diseases affecting the nervous system and brain malformations.

Coordination and Balance/Vestibular Disorders: all kids, especially toddlers, will stumble and fall. But your child may have a balance or vestibular problem if you notice a regular pattern of issues like dizziness, blurred vision, clumsiness and frequent falls. Common neurological (nervous system), auditory (hearing) and vestibular (balance) conditions include:

Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo of Childhood/BPV
Central Vestibular Disorders
Labyrinthitis
Ménièr's Disease
Neuritis/Vestibular Neuronitis
Ototoxicity
Peripheral Vestibular Disorders
Systemic Disorders
Vascular Disorders

If you're curious if your child might benefit from our physical therapy services, give us a call or speak to your doctor! We accept all private insurance, and private pay.